Twins extend OF Span for 5 years, $16.5M (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

The Minnesota Twins have signed center fielder Denard Span to a five-year, $16.5 million contract extension. "We go through a pretty good checklist of criteria before we enter discussions with a player about a long-term contract and he has been very good for us for two years," Twins general manager Bill Smith said before Saturday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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